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Josh and Anna had their baby!! I'm so happy for them, I LOVE the Duggars... btw Michelle is pregnant with number 19!!!
http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/josh-and-anna-duggar-2009910
YAY!! I love the Duggars....
They will never turn out like Jon & Kate :)
I have a secret. . . I don't love the Duggars :(. I was just too into John & Kate and I had no room for another huge family!
haha, but that is a great accomplishment! Hopefully their grandchild is happy and healthy!
... I cannot in a million years imagine having that many kids. I just can't. My brain will not comprehend it.
off topic: crebre-- you inspired someone else on the hive! I saw a "FrugalistaBride" floating around here :)
@RB: I think she and I were around the same time... I think she may have joined before I posted mochafrugalista the blog... lol! but i think it's a cool name...
@colorcoated: i used to like j/k but i started hating kate the way she acted was so crazy it was very uncalled for, however now i really like her and don't like jon so it's come full circle.. i love the kids except the twins are really bratty the little kids are sweet.
i can't imagine having that many kids but they just seem so nice and sweet and non-judgmental and approachable. i feel like i could walk up to them in my pants and t-shirt and strike up a conversation with them and they'd be open to chatting etc. but i may have a special place in my heart for them because my mom is one of 10 children
@ColorCoated I totally agree I loved Jon and Kate more and think its really sad what has happend to them.
I like the Duggars too. I think they really have at heart the love for their kids and for each other. You can tell they still really love each other. I love the episode where Jim Bob tries to lose weight.
I must be weird, because they (as a whole) scare the ever-living crap out of me.
But, congrats on their grandchild. :) It is sweet and inspiring how much love they seem to have.
haha okay so I'm going to go out on a limb and say... I don't like the duggars OR jon and kate. :)
Ditto on the J&K. Also scary.
Especially that woman's haircut. It's like a sex-hair-porcupine-90s-spaz all the time.
I agree with CorgiTales. I haven't watched the Duggars or Jon & Kate. Have no interest in either and I honestly have no idea how the Duggars afford 18+ children. Do they have them all working on the farm day and night for food? Or do they just make that much with the TV show?
@missAsB I believe they make a lot via the tv show. Not sure how they made it before that. I've watched both shows a few times... just don't like them. haha.
I'm not really a fan of the Duggars... (or Jon and Kate, but meh). I'm not sure how it can even be healthy for her to have so many children. I mean, her youngest is 9months and she's due again in the spring! It's just crazy. At what point will they say enough is enough?
I was so blown away by the Duggars that I had to figure out how they were affording that many children. So if you take a peek at their family website, they seem to indicate that they are debt-free becuase of this finanicial freedom seminar they took (this was before they did the TV show). They built that huge house without accruing any debt! I still can't fathom it. Really.
Apparently the seminar is called the Jim Sammons Financial Freedom seminar.
You can check out their website if you want to know more about them - I still can't believe they have so many kids!
In the very first episodes of the Duggars it said they make their income by owning a few commercial properties, but I'm sure the show doesn't hurt either :)
They also did an episode showing how they second hand shop for everything, how efficient their home is, etc and how much money it saved them.
The Duggers scare me! Congrats to Josh and Anna for their baby though... just hope they don't need to come up with 18 more names that start with the letter "M". 
I think Michelle Duggar is sick in the head. Their family is just not right. There are so many issues that I have with them and it's not just with them popping out that many kids.
@joeswifey- i saw a thing with them about how they think that birth control is against god's plan because when they first got married they used the pill and then had a miscarriage (which they took to mean god was punishing them). The wife has said that she will stop when god decides to stop. The husband has said that he will respect whatever the wife wants.
There are so many issues that I have with them and it's not just with them popping out that many kids.
Can you elaborate? I'm curious as I've never watched their show.
I've only seen them on TODAY show a few times. They all appear to be happy and well adjusted but something just seems wrong about the whole thing.
At least they are 'media darlings" and don't have to worry about media created backlash like some people.
Finally, pink peppercorn, thank you! I'm with you. I think what the Duggars are doing is borderline child abuse. I'm sorry, but there is no way that you can have 19 children and give them all of the love, support, and attention that they need. And you're doing it because it's "God's will"? No, God would want you to be responsible human beings and only raise as many children as you can care for. I'm sure they make a ton of money, but that's not the point. It's just so funny to me how everyone praises these people, but then when "Octomom" has a litter, people persecute her and call her irresponsible. Ok, rant over.
Hey everyone!
As someone with a neighbor who has 14 children (well 14 last count I had and she also had several miscarriages) I am kinda not a fan of the Duggar's. I don't see why there is a need for that many children...I've only seen the show a handful of times because well Michelle's voice drives me insane. She's TOO sweet and like fake sounding. Actually the entire family sounds like that to me. No family seems that "perfect" especially with 18+ children floating around in one house.
I also think that it is a little wrong to have that many children. It's not healthy for you or your children/family. I don't know. I'm kinda all over the place on this issue.
Oh yea the point of this thread! Yay for the grandchild. haha The son is starting his family early at 20!
There are only so many resources in this world. Is it really ethically right to do what they're doing?
@evahesse- I kind of agree (but quietly because I don't really think anyone could or should enforce this). It just seems like we shouldn't be increasing total population... not sure I'd feel okay having more than 2 kids (2 of us, 2 kids, just replacing us when we die, etc).
I also agree with evanesse. Resources are limited, including space...19 children = 19 more couples with 19 more oppurtunities for families and what if each of the 19 Duggar's want a huge family? After all that is all they know!!
Wasn't there an episode were some of the daughters were saying how they wouldn't think of having anything other than a large family (I could be wrong, I've only seen a few of the shows)? I just sorta feel that when we are having such a problem with population explosion it's kinda "selfish" to be adding to the population in such an irresponsible way. If that makes sense. I'm not trying to affend anyone. I just don't feel like 19 children in todays society is "right".
@SandDollar: I agree with you! There are so many babies in the world that no one wants and it seems so wrong to be to have 20 or more kids who will go out and have many many kids and so on and so on.
Just wanted to chime in by saying I dont waste my time with this show! I think having that many children should not be allowed. How can you give them all an adaquate or equal amount of love that they need? Especially when they're babies...I just dont agree with it and won't watch it.
:D this thread has taken on a life of it's own!! okay as you all know my mom has 9 brothers and sisters and they are all very well balanced and funny etc. and i'm pretty sure if my granddad had lived there would have been more. however, all of kids say nope they're having small families and the most any of them had is three children. jim bob owned real estate and that is how they were able to pay the bills. he was also a congressman or something like that before they started the show. i still just like them. i don't agree with everything they are doing, but i do like them. especially the trouble maker jenna. she always has a slight smirk on her face like you just wait until i go to college! i'm getting a hair cut and a pair of jeans!! i also like the way they are with amy (the cousin who doesn't believe what they do) they treat her like she's one of the clan and that speaks volumes about them.
@alishadhs: I know what you mean! I don't understand how they possibly think they could give them all the same amount of attention escpecially the babies. I know with my neighbors the older children were basically raising the younger ones. They took care of them, cooked for them, helped home school them. I think it is selfish to ask your older child to basically become a mother/father when they are in their early teenage years as you continue making more children that you don't have the resources within yourself to take care of. When does your teenager get to be a teen?
Don't get me wrong I'm all for families who help out one another and take care of each other but I think this is to the extreme. I mean we could all be missing something here...since we are just viewing them on TV and not living their lives, but that's just the way I see it from what I have seen. Large families are great but this is just excessive, IMHO.
I had one sister and I was 5 years older than her. After my parents divorced I helped raise her (babysat all the time etc). There is no difference in that than helping out with the others. Do I think I'd have 19 kids or even another child, nah... not for me. But they are not living off of anyone else or asking anyone else for help. They say all the time that their lifestyle is not for them. Even Jim Bob's father disagreed with the lifestyle.
thats fine if they dont believe in using birth control, but what about NFP? Or simply refraining from such activities... Honestly, I really think Michelle is going to end up having some health issues if she keeps going. What will happen to the family without her? I can't imagine how hard it would be to have 19 kids, let alone 19 and just one parent. I've heard that Josh and Anna said they would be happy with just two or three children though, so that's good. It's not that I'm against big familes, but this is just ginormous and still growing.
@crebre: My brothers and I are all 5 years apart as well, with me being the baby. So in some ways we are only children and sometimes my oldest brother (10 yrs older) watched us and helped out, I don't see a problem in that. I also agree with 19 kids is NOT for me and probably not for most. And they aren't asking for others to help or casting kids off on other...my neighbors are the same way...a self sustained household of happy children...I guess like most things from the outside looking in we can't understand it...you don't really know unless it is you or your life. Maybe it just seems so strange to some of us since having 19 children is not very common. Haha Still can't imagine having that many kids!
Oh also one more thing...My neighbor had all at home births and after having so many children she would just stand and they would basically "pop out". I don't think that is healthy for the mother and agree with JoesWifey...What would happen is something happened to her? Besides their faith, she is the glue that holds them together and the vital glue for the young ones.
@SD:FAINT pop out!!! Yeah I don't agree with the practice at all and I am sure that the older kids would step in and take over the role of mom to the little ones. i honestly can't believe that she's that fertile!! jeez-ums!!
Oh wow, this family just continues to baffle me! My mother and I talk about them at least once a week - we're oddly fascinated yet repulsed!
Just because their lifestyle isn't for everyone I don't think people should be attacking the Duggars for the way they are living their lives. Yes, I do think having 19 children is a little extreme but they have the means to care for them without outside help and it seems like a very loving and caring home. The children all seem happy and without knowing them personally we should not be judging them for the choices that they have made. As for Josh and Anna, I believe they are both 21 and old enough to start there own family, they have a business and their own home. I know many people who have started a family with much less than that. At least they are able to provide a nice, loving home for their brand new child. Lets not forget why this thread was started, to congratulate Josh and Anna on their new arrival, not to attack the way people choose to live their lives.
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